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Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 28, 20248 min read
Fostering Resilience After Trauma: A Clinical Conversation
COMMENTARY The trauma inflicted during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, is being experienced by vulnerable individuals worldwide, as...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 22, 20242 min read
Childhood Trauma May Increase Risk for Chronic Pain Later in Life
Childhood trauma, such as sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, or neglect, is associated with chronic pain later in life. Adults with a...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Telepsychiatry: Way of the Future - Easy Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry Services
Does psychiatry’s future lean towards online practice? Telepsychiatry is a form of telemedicine that uses telephone or video conferencing...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 20, 20238 min read
The Stages of Grief and What to Expect
Grief is universal. People often describe grief as passing through 5 or 7 stages. The 5 stages are denial, anger, bargaining,...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20235 min read
Reassessing Self Sabotage
Introduction The term self-sabotage enjoys wide usage in psychological, spiritual, and self-help circles. It is often used to explain a...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Carl Jung on Overcoming Anxiety Disorders
The approach of Jungian therapy for the treatment of anxiety follows a central premise. Our thoughts and beliefs can become our worst...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Adverse Childhood Experiences Common for Teenagers Before, During COVID-19
Those with 4 or more ACEs by the fall of 2020 had 2.71-fold increased likelihood of reporting a new ACE in spring of 2021. HealthDay News...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Screen Every Child for Signs of Physical Abuse, Expert Urges
Nearly 1 million children are victims of physical abuse every year and every day, 4 to 7 children die from their injuries. These...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Trouble Getting out an Abusive Relationship?
Getting Out of Abusive Relationship * Are you in any relationship right now in which someone: 1. Offers you substances or uses in your...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
Coping with the loss of a close friend or family member may be one of the hardest challenges that many of us face. When we lose a spouse,...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Jurisdiction, Sociodemographics
Highest prevalence of 4 or more adverse childhood experiences identified among females, adults aged 25 to 34 years, and adults with less...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20233 min read
The Challenge of Forgiveness in Mass Shootings and Elsewhere
Is forgiveness healing? PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS We have entered the third sentencing stage of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass...
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Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Aug 6, 20237 min read
CDC Reports that Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Location and SES
In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report the Centers for Disease Control Published information regarding Adverse childhood...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 26, 20236 min read
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous ...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 22, 20231 min read
The U.S. Is the Only Country Among Its Peers In Which There are More Gun Deaths Than Cancer or Motor
It is astonishing at the rate for death for children and teenagers from firearms in the US, compared to many other countries across the...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in the U.S. and Peer Countries
In 2020 and 2021, firearms contributed to the deaths of more children ages 1-17 years in the U.S. than any other type of injury or...
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